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Muslim factor in victory

The war has officially ended, stirring hopes of the millions of Sri Lankans, who have suffered immensely for the past three decades. While the people rejoice the end of war, it was also time for stock-taking. There were many paths to victory and many people paid the supreme sacrifice that eventually led to what is regarded as the greatest victory …

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The Myth of Talibanistan By Pepe Escobar

 “Asia Times” — Apocalypse Now. Run for cover. The turbans are coming. This is the state of Pakistan today, according to the current hysteria disseminated by the Barack Obama administration and United States corporate media – from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to The New York Times. Even British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said on the record that Pakistani …

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Peace conundrum in post-LTTE Sri Lanka? – Dr. Ameer Ali

From which ever angle one may look at it, it appears that the end is well nigh to the LTTE. One of the ugliest chapters in the history of Sri Lanka is hopefully coming to an end. Missed opportunities, over confidence in military might, tactical blunders, and above all, the wrath of the masses, are the sum total of LTTE’s …

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Anti-Islam Rally Being Neutralized. From Aljazeera.

  Clashes hit German anti-Islam rally Scuffles have broken out after about 1,600 people demonstrated against a rally held by a group opposing the building of a mosque in the German city of Cologne.     The rally, held by Pro Koeln, a right-wing group, led to violence after left-wing demonstrators demanded entry to it on Saturday, saying it had …

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“Miliband and Kouchner went speechless” when questioned on duplicity treating terrorism, says Al-jazeera By: Walter Jayawardhana

David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner, Foreign Ministers of United Kingdom and France refused to answer questions by Al Jazeera correspondent, David Charter about the duplicity of their governments in treating terrorism in Sri Lanka in contrast to that of Iraq and Afghanistan, the news channel said. In a broadcast which was also put up in their web Al Jazeera correspondent …

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